Lip stick holder



March 10, 1936.

J. w. FlTZ GERALD 2,033,333

LIP STICK HOLDER Filed Nov. 9, l93l 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

- Law ATTORNEY.

March 10, 1936.

J. W. FITZ GERALD LIP STICK HOLDER Filed Nov. 9, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 flgi Patented Mar. 10, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT osrics 2.033.333 I me suck nonnna Application November- 9, 1931, Serial No. 573,953

'6 Claims. (Cl. 206-56 This invention relates to lipstick holders and more particularly to a lipstick holder adapted to be actuated by a button on the exterior of the holder, the action of which is entirely automatic 6 to both raise the cover and expel the lipstick.

It is a further object of the present invention to generally improve the construction of lipstick' holders and reduce the handling ofthe lipstick to a minimum, and other objects will appear in.the course of the following description.

A structure embodying the invention is illustrated in the. accompanying drawings and will be hereinafter fully described, the invention residing in certain novel features which will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of the lipstick holder showing the actuating button, parts thereof being broken away to show the construction of the 20. interior;

Figure 2 is a cross section on'the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, parts thereof being cut away to more clearly illustrate certain other parts;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing the protective sleeve in projected-position and the lipstick in retracted position;

Figure 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing both the lipstick and the cap actuating sleeve in projected position;

Figure 5 is a cross section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 6 is a cross sectlonon the line 6-8 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure, 7 is a cross section on the line 1-1 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 8 is a cross section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 4, looking in the direction of the arrows; V Figure 9 is a perspective view of the outer casing of the lipstick holder showing-the cover in place; U

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the cap raising sleeve, a part thereof being broken away to more clearly illustrate the construction;

Figure 11 is a perspective view of the lipstick retainer.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,in which like numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, the lipstick holder has an outer casing or container i5 having a closed inner end and an open outer end and provided with a longitudinal slot [6 running axially of ,the casing, and a peripheral bead l8 at the outer edge of the casing and running throughout the circumference parallel to he ou edg the interior of the bead forming a groove 200a the inside of the container. l5.v

In thefollowing description, when the term inner or outer. end of any member is referred to, it shall be used to designate that end when 5 in normal position in the casing 15 adjacent the inner closed end or the outer open end of the casing.

A cap 22 comprises a closure having an inturned peripheraledge 23, one part of the edge 10 23 being extended and bent back into the cap as shown at 25 to provide a guide which enables a cap raising member to lift the cap off the openend of the casing. The cap is hingedly con-- nected to an annular spring 2'! andhas a helical 15 spring 28 constantly urging the cap into closed position on the casing I5.

Both the container 15- and the cap 22 may be plated with gold, silver, chromium or like lustrous material or may be formed of enamel to an increase the attractiveness of the article.

A cover raising sleeve,- generally designated 30, is mounted for axial movement in the casing 15 and comprises a cylindrical member rolled from apiece of resilient sheet metal with the. 25 ends of the rolled portion 8! and 32 spaced slightly apart and adapted to permit radial expansion of the member 30 for a purpose hereinafter set forth. The outer portion of the sleeve 31! is cut away for part of the circumference as 30 shown at 35, the cut away portion 35 fitting within the container l5 adjacent the hinge to preclude the possibility of the sleeve-30 catching beneath the hinge 21 or the spring 28 and preventing movement of the sleeve 30 outwardly.

A slot 38 is'provided in the sleeve running axially therein at apoint diametrically'opposite the ends 3| and 32. The slot 38 is adapted to register with the slot It in the outer shell IE but may be considerably shorter due to the move- 40 ment of the sleeve 30. A circumferential slot 40 is likewise provided in the wall of the sleeve an spaced from the outer end thereof which is adapted, to be engaged by an end 42 of the spring 2] to yield- 45 ably prevent movement of the cylindrical member 30 therepast when-the end}! is engaged with the slot. The slot so is spaced in from the outer edge ofwthe sleeve 30 to stop the movement of the sleeve at a point when these.

cover, 22' is fully open.

A lipstick retainer, generally designated 65, comprises a cylindrical member 46 having an instruck bead 48 adjacent theouter edge the'reof and provided with a plurality of tongs for 55 member 21 and mounting the lipstick retainer within the sleeve 30 with the port54 aligned with the slot as and with the beads 52 beneath the lower edge of the cylindrical sleeve 30. The assembled members 30 and 45 may then be readily inserted into the interior of the casing l5 in such a position .that the slot is aligned with the slot l6 in the casing I5.. The pin 51 may then be inserted through the aligned slots I6 and 38 and into the port 54 where it may be retained by any suitable method, such for example, as riveting. The' pin may then be used to retract both members 30 and 45 into the lower part of the lipstick holder and the cover closed automatically as the sleeve 30 drops below the level of the cover.

A lipstick GB maythen be inserted in the retainer 45 and held therein by the bead '48..

Operation The operation of the lipstick holder is best seen by referring to the various figures. Referring first to Figs. 2 and 7, it willbe seen that with the lipstick in retracted position, and the cover closed over the entire container, the beads 52 lie below the inner end cthe shell 30 and that the outer end of the shell 30 projects beyond the circumferential spring 21. Propelling the-button 51 towards the cap 22 causes the beads 52 to grip the end of the sleeve 30 and expel both the sleeve 30 and the lipstick retainer 45 together with the lipstick 50, the sleeve 30 engaging the member 25 on the cover 22 to open the cover in advance of the sleeve.

When the sleeve 30 and the retainer 45 have ,moved out sufliciently for the sleeve to have completely opened the cover 22, the end 42 of the circumferential spring 21 engages in the slot 40 in the shell 30 and arrests movement of the shell, the slot 40 being spaced sufiiciently inwardly from the outer end of the shell that the shell has succeeded in raising the cap-22 At this point shown in Figs. 3 and 8, the

shell 30 ceases its outward movement and the beads 52 contract within the interior of 'the shell to start .the lipstick moving out of .the shell 30. The pressure of the fingers 50 on the beads 52 expands the shell 30 into gripping engagement with the .casing l5 so as to prevent further movement of-the shelL. This condition persists until such a time as the lipstick is entirely retracted within the shell 30- and the beads 53 have become positioned about the inner end of the shell 30.. The button 51 at this point contacts theinnerend of the slot 38 and. pulls the shell 30, out of engagement with the end of the spring 42 and retracts the shell into the casing.

It will be noted that the sleeve- 30 moves in v advance of the lipstick 60 to open the cover 22 and that it maintainsthe cover open until the. lipstick; is entirely retracted within the sleeve 30, thus precluding .the lipstick from coming. in contact with the. Cover during its normal movement.

.flngers 50 having outstruck beads 52 on the in- Having thus described the invention, it is realized that it is susceptible to various changes and modifications coming wellwithin the scope of one skilled in the art and it is not, therefore, desired to limit the invention to the precise form herein shown and described, but only by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new and desired to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a. device of the character described, a casing, a cover mounted on said casing, means constantly urging said cover into closed position, on said casing, a sleeve mounted for axial movement within said casing and adapted to open said cover and to retain said cover open when said sleeve projects from said casing, a

. lipstick retainer within said sleeve and adapted for movement therewith, means to move said retainer andsaid sleeve simultaneously out of said casing whereby. said sleeve opens said cover, means to stop the movement of said sleeve while permitting continued outward movement of said retainer, and means retaining said sleeve in projected position, said retaining means being "releasable when said retainer reaches a predetermined retracted position 'topermit the simultaneous withdrawal of both the sleeve and the retainer withinsaid casing whereby the cover closes under the influence of the first mentioned means.

2. In a device of the character described, a casing, a cover for said casing, means constantly urging said cover into closed position on said casing, a sleeve mounted for movement within said casing and having an arcuate aperture therein, said sleeve being adapted to open said cover upon movement of said sleeve out of said casing and to retain said cover open against the actionof said means, a lipstick retainer mounted within said sleeve and adapted for movement therewith, 'means to move saidlipstick holder and said sleeve outwardly simultaneously, means engageable in said aperture to stop the movement of said sleeve while permitting the continued outward movement of said retainer, means holding said sleeve in pro- I jected position during retraction 0! said lipstick retainer, said means beingreleasable upon said retainer reaching a predetermined position within said sleeve whereby continued retraction of the retainer causes simultaneousgetrace stantly urging said coverdnto. closed position on' said casing, a sleeve mounted'for .aidall morve-v ment in said casing and adapted upon being projected from said casing to open said cover and retain said cover in open position, said sleeve having a circumferential aperture therein spaced from the outer end thereof, a lipstick retainer mounted within said sleeve for movemerit therewith, means to move said sleeve and said retainer outwardly simultaneously, a stop member termed on an end of the circumferential 'spring and engageable "with saidaperture to arrest the movement ofsaid sleeve, when said sleeve hasmoved a suii'icient distance out of said casing to completely. open said cover. while permitting the continued outward movement of said retainer, means holding said sleeve in projected position, said means becoming ina predetermined position in said sleeve whereby further retraction of the retainer into the sleeve causes simultaneous movement of both said retainer and said sleeve whereby said cover is closed by the action of said first named means.

4. In a device of the character described, a casing, a cover mounted on said casing, means constantly urging said cover into a closed position, an expansible sleeve'mounted for axial. movement within said casing and adapted upon expulsion of one end thereof from said casing to open said cover, a lipstick retainer mounted within said sleeve and adapted for movement therewith, a plurality of fingers on the inner end of said retainer, beads on the ends of said fingers engageable with the inner, end of said sleeve to expel said sleeve from said container whereby said cover is opened, means to arrest the outward movement of said sleeve whereby further movement'of said retainer contracts the beads radially into said sleeve to expand the sleeve against the walls of said casing while permitting further outward movement of the retainer.

5. In a device of the character described, a

casing, a cover for said casing, means constant- 1y urgingsaid cover into closed position on said casing, a sleeve mounted for axial movement in said casing and having a circumferential aperture therein spaced inwardly from the outer edge of said sleeve, a lipstick retainer mounted within said sleeve, a plurality of axially extending fingers on said retainer, beads formed at the ends of each of said fingers engageable withthe inner end of said sleeve to actuate said sleeve from said retainer, means to cause movement of said retainer whereby said retainer and said sleeve move outwardly together, means engageable in said aperture to stop the movement of said sleeve when said sleeve has moved to a position fully opening said cover, means to hold said sleeve in projected position during a portion of the retraction of said retainer and releasable to permit the simultaneous retraction of both the sleeve and the retainer when said retainer reaches a predetermined point in its retraction.

6. In a device of the character described, a casing open at one end and having an elongated slot, hinged cover means at the open end of the casing, a member mounted for longitudinal sliding movement in said casing and having an elongated sldt, a retainer for a cosmetic stick longitudinally slidably mounted within the memher, an actuating button having a part projecting through the elongated slots in the casing and member and engaging the retainer so that longitudinal shifting of the button slides the retainer longitudinally of the casing, means for imparting movement of the button and retainer to the member so that the member is projecteble from the open end of the casing simulta- Y neously with outward longitudinal movement of the retainer, outward projection of the member from the casing opening the hinged cover means,

and means to cause the cover means to follow the member to a closed position upon retraction of the member.

JOHN W. FITZ GERALD. 

